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J. A. MURPHY. TOY

No. 530,116! Patented Dec. 4, 1894.

JAMES A. MURPHY, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE NIGI-ITINGALE, OF SAME PLACE.

TOY.

SPEGIFIGATIUN forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,116, dated December 4,1894.

Application filed December 4, 1393- Serial No. 492,755- (No model.

' is a specification.

The object of this invention is to produce a toy which shall possess novelty, attractiveness, and durability, and be susceptible of very inexpensive production.

The improved toy is fully and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 are front and side views.

Figs. 3 and 4 are central sections taken respectively on the lines 33 and 4-4, of the first views. Fig. 5 is a partial front and sectional View showing a'slightly modified construction.

The toy consists of a ball, A, of woodor other material, as rubber in any of its elastic or non-elastic oompounds-with a hole, a, axially -therethrough. This hole may be, advantageously, round and of a diameter equal to about one-half that of the diameter of the sphere. vibratory movement within the hole, midway of its ends, the bell, B. The attachment of the bell within the apertured sphere, as seen in all of the views, is by means of a wire, 61, which penetrates the thickness of the wood of which the ball is constructed, a portion of which wire engages the suspension eye of the bell. The wire, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, penetrates the wood in an axial line at right angles to the hole, a, its inner end-being turned around to make an eye, f, within the hole for the suspension of the bell and its outerend is also turned so as to make an external eye or loop, g, for the attachment of the elastic, or other cord, h, whereby the toy may be employed in the manner of a return ball.

In Fig. 5-the wire is shown as straight and penetrates the wood tangentially to some imaginary circle which is less than the perimeter of the sphere, the eye of the bell being hung upon an intermediate part of this wire, and in this case the external eye is separately formed by a staple, 9

In order to impart elasticity to the sphere itself, as well as increased durability, the

The sphere has hung for free sphere has a series of circumferential grooves, z, in which are set gaskets, or endless bands, j, of rubber, portions of the thickness of which 5 5 protrude beyond'the surface of .the sphere. In bounding the sphere some portions of these rubber bands will strike the ground, floor, or wall, for the rebound, and the movements of the sphere will be accompanied by the tink- 6 ling of the bell.

The wood from which the ball is constructed will usually be stained some bright color to add to the attractiveness of the toy;

Having thus described my invention, what 6 5 I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy consisting of a sphere of wood with an axial hole therethrough, having a wire extended through the thickness of the wood and terminating in internally and externally located eyes, and a bell hung on one of said eyes within said hole, substantially as described.

2. A toy consisting of a sphere of wood with an axial holetherethrough and awire extended 7 5 through the wood and having its terminals formed into eyes internally and externally of the ball, a bell hung upon one of said eyes within said hole and an elastic cord connected to the other eye, substantially as described.

3. A toy consisting of a sphere with an axial hole therethrough and with a series of circumferential grooves and bands ofelastic rubber lying in said grooves and 'as toa portion of their bulk protruding beyond the surface of the sphere, and a wire having its terminals formed into eyes internally and externally of the sphere, a bell hung upon one of said eyes within said hole and an elastic cord connected to the other eye, substantially 0 as described.

4. A toy consisting of a sphere of wood with a hole axially therethrough, and a wire penetrating the thickness of the wood of the sphere at the upperportion thereof, a bell 5 hung loosely within said hole,'and having an eye which is engaged forthe support of the bell within the hole by said wire, substantially as described.

JAMES A. MURPHY.

Witnesses:

H. A. OHAPIN, K. I. CLEMoNs. 

